Abstract

BARRIOS, R.J et al. Anatomy And Geometry In The Congenital Subaortic Stenosis In Boxer Dogs. InVet [online]. 2008, vol.10, n.1, pp.62-73. ISSN 1668-3498.

The authors studied the anatomy and geometry of the left ventricle in 45 boxer dogs suffering congenital subaortic stenosis through of measurement of left ventricular systolic and diastolic diameters, the left ventricular systolic and diastolic thickness of the free wall and interventricular septum and the evaluation of the Relative Wall Thickness. All patients included in this study presented, as indication of the presence of the disease, a systolic murmur, degree 1/6 or 2/6, with maximal intensity in the aortic focus. The measures for the left ventricular diameters, septum and free wall were normal for the corresponding body weight. The mean value of the Relative Wall Thickness obtained in the present study was 0,439 ± 0,06 value considered normal in dogs. This fact indicates that in these patients the presence of the congenital subaortic stenosis did not caused anatomical or geometric adaptation of the left ventricle.

Keywords : Subaortic stenosis; Boxer; Relative Wall Thickness.

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